Buckhead Church
3336 Peachtree Road
Atlanta, GA 30326
9/13/15
Megachurch
Describe the worship service you attended. How was it
similar to or different from your regular context?
The service
I attended was very simple and modern. The church itself was very wealthy and
well put together. It was massive! It was about 4 stories tall and even had different
themed levels for youth and adult ministries. Their sanctuary had a very large
auditorium feel. It was dark with lots of modern lights behind the stage. Their
music and worship was fantastic. When they did their worship I felt like I was
at a concert which can be a good and a bad thing. There were a few things
different about this church that I attended. The church was located in the
middle of downtown Atlanta whereas my church is located in the suburbs. The
size of the church and the sanctuary was much larger than the church I go to. It
was a bit more of a modern style, which I liked. The service was very relatable
and useful to everyone there.
What did you find the most interesting or appealing about
the worship service?
The one
thing that was very interesting to me was that the pastor wasn’t actually there
on stage for the service. What they did was they had a very large screen that
had him on video preaching from another campus. It was very weird because at
first it seemed like he was actually there but then we realized that it was
just a large screen and that he was at another campus. This is different from
my church, which has two campuses. My church has different pastors and messages
at both campuses. I later found out that Buckhead Church is one of six churches
that is a part of North Point Ministries, Inc. I had never seen a ministry that
was incorporated before. I also found that 30,000 people attend North Point
Churches each week and that their sermons are accessed over one million times
each month via their North Point websites. I thought it was very cool that they
are able to reach that many people to share the good news.
What did you find the most disoriented or challenging about
the worship service?
I
personally liked the service a lot but at the same time the church was almost
too much. The building was so big it felt like a mini skyscraper and did not
really have a church feel to it. I thought that the themed floors were cool but
at the same time it’s like do you really need all that? The sanctuary was a
very large auditorium and felt like a small stadium. It also was a bit too dark
in there. There were some things that I liked about it though. It was casual,
modern, and the message was relatable. The modern feel of the church I think is
what makes it so appealing to a lot of people. It makes them feel more
comfortable. I understand that but at the same time, it did not feel like I was
at a church. Maybe, this is how more churches will be in the future and I did
appreciate their willingness to make people feel comfortable at church.
What aspects of Scripture of theology did the worship
service illuminate for you that you had not perceived as clearly in your
regular context?
This
service to be honest did not contain a lot of scripture. This is part of how I
said earlier that the service was simple. The pastor focused on John 10:10-11
and Romans 6:16. The series that they were in was called “What Makes You
Happy.” He talked about the difference between happiness and pleasure and how
we in our lives struggle with pleasure. This topic is very relatable as we deal
with these types of problems all the time. I liked how the message was
relatable, but at the same time there wasn't a lot of scripture provided.
The message was good but I felt that it did not dive deep enough into God’s
word. I am used to seeing more scripture in sermons when I go to church. Using
more scripture helps us learn more about God and how we should live as
Christians. I personally thought that the service could have used a bit more of that. But this goes to show that you can have a good sermon without a ton of scripture.
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